Public schools in Otis, CO

Otis has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 311 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Lone Star School District No. 101 runs 3 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Otis's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in OtisDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Lone Star School District No. 1013124$18,855
Otis School District R-32201$18,522

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Otis, 146 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Otis Junior-Senior High School10212.947.1%Otis
Lone Star Undivided High School4414.427.3%Lone Star

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Otis, 19 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lone Star Middle School1912.331.6%Lone Star

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 elementary schools in Otis, 146 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Otis Elementary School909.346.7%Otis
Lone Star Elementary School568.726.8%Lone Star

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Otis's public schools compare with Colorado's

The median Otis school has 12.3 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Colorado median of 15.4. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 33% across the state. Its median school enrolls 56 students (state 368).

Otis against Colorado, schools open in 2024-25 with students
OtisColorado
Median students per teacher12.315.4
Median school size (students)56368
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%33%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)80%72%
Charter schools0%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Otis schools and the 1,861 Colorado schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Otis

  1. Lone Star School District No. 101Runs 3 of Otis's 5 public schools and spent $18,855 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,855
  2. Otis Junior-Senior High School, the largest high school in Otis102 students in 2024-25, 12.9 per teacher.102
  3. Compare Lone Star School District No. 101 with Otis School District R-3Otis's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in ColoradoColorado's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Otis addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Colorado

  1. Denver226 schools
  2. Colorado Springs179 schools
  3. Aurora100 schools
  4. Fort Collins47 schools
  5. Lakewood47 schools
  6. Pueblo45 schools
  7. Littleton42 schools
  8. Thornton39 schools

Questions about schools in Otis

  1. How many public schools are in Otis, CO?
    5 public schools with an address in Otis were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 311 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Otis?
    Otis Junior-Senior High School, with 102 students in 2024-25 (Otis School District R-3).
  3. Which districts run Otis's schools?
    Lone Star School District No. 101 (3 schools), Otis School District R-3 (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25